David Filner assumed the administrative leadership of the San Antonio Symphony in November, 2012. Led by Music Director Sebastian Lang-Lessing, the San Antonio Symphony is celebrating its 73rd year this season.

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What a concert! Bravo to the San Antonio Chamber Music Society for bringing in the Quatuor Ysäye for a concert of Mozart, Fauré and Brahms on Sunday. While I wasn’t totally thrilled with the programming, the performance was a good as I’ve ever experienced. I just loved it! Anybody interested in learning about the art […]
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Antonio Strad Violin, who are presenting legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman in recital next Sunday, (7:30 p.m. at the Lila Cockrell Theater) have announced the repertoire and it is bit unusual. The program includes three great sonatas for violin and piano: Mozart Sonata in B-flat major, K.454 Beethoven Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op.30, No. […]
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Tomorrow (Sunday, March 6 at 4 p.m.) the San Antonio Choral Society is performing a concert called Broadway Beat at St. George Maronite Church, 6070 Babcock Road. There is something special about this concert that makes me think about the future of concerts in San Antonio in about three years when the Tobin Center for […]
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The Carver Community Cultural Center (226 North Hackberry) has announced that jazz saxophonist Tia Fuller will offer a masterclass on Friday, March 18 at 6 p.m. at the Carver Center. There are limited spaces, so call (210) 207-7211 for reservations and more information. The Tia Fuller Quartet is performing on Saturday, March 19 at 8 […]
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Today (March 4) is the birthday of Antonio Vivaldi. Born in Venice in 1648, Vivaldi was taught violin by his father. In 1703 he became the violin teacher at a school for orphan girls and worked there for 37 years. He is best known for his many concertos, especially violin concertos. How many is “many?” […]
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Arts San Antonio has announced that they are selling a new print to commemorate (and publicize) the upcoming presentation of the Silk Road Project with Yo-Yo Ma on Thursday, March 31 at the Majestic Theatre. The artwork is quite attractive, but it starting me thinking about posters and the performing arts. Are posters and prints […]
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This Sunday (March 6 at 3:15 p.m. at Temple Beth-El), the San Antonio Chamber Music Society presents the Quatuor Ysaÿe in a program consisting of three string quartets. In my last two blogs, I’ve written about the second and third quartets on the program. The first work is the first of six quartets Mozart dedicated […]
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This Sunday (March 6 at 3:15 p.m. at Temple Beth-El), the San Antonio Chamber Music Society presents the Quatuor Ysaÿe in a program consisting of three string quartets. The middle work is by French composer, organist and pianist Gabriel Fauré. Fauré is know today for just a few works — including a Pavane, Après un […]
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This Sunday (March 6 at 3:15 p.m. at Temple Beth-El), the San Antonio Chamber Music Society presents the Quatuor Ysaÿe in a program of three string quartets. The final work on the program is Brahms’ first string quartet. Brahms may have written as many as 20 string quartets prior to his “first,” but he destroyed […]
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One of the most interesting and unusual pieces of the Symphony’s 2010-2011 season is Mozart’s “Haffner” Serenade coming up March 18 & 19. The work was premiered when Mozart was 21 years old. It has an unusual format, as it is both a violin concerto and a symphonic work. Here is a video of Heifetz […]
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